Cost of living comparison

Poland

compared to

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 43.1% more expensive than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.3% more in Puerto Rico
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Puerto Rico
Transportation: pay 3.0% more in Puerto Rico
Housing: pay 52.9% more in Puerto Rico
Childcare: pay 65.9% more in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% less in Puerto Rico
Clothing: pay 0.2% more in Puerto Rico

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Puerto Rico are more expensive than in Poland. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rico vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Poland, you would:

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pay 24.3% more for restaurants

	Poland	Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.02 PLN38.91	$16.34	+63.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 PLN32.36	$9.24	+11.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 PLN7.99	$1.74	-15.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 PLN6.55	$1.35	-19.7%
Average			+24.3%

Poland vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Poland	Puerto Rico
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 PLN4.91	$3.37	+166.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 PLN16.87	$5.35	+23.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 PLN14.56	$7.71	+105.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.32 PLN12.89	$6.03	+81.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.84 PLN11.04	$3.95	+39.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.99	$2.15	+320.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 PLN2.79	$1.17	+62.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.00	$1.88	+143.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 PLN4.76	$2.09	+70.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 PLN1.49	$1.43	+274.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.76	$1.54	+240.2%
Average			+121.1%

Poland vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0% more for transportation

	Poland	Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 PLN23.90	$4.08	-33.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.85 PLN119.83	$37.75	+22.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,440.20 PLN118K	$38,571.43	+26.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.65 PLN33.58	$14.50	+67.7%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 52.9% more for housing

	Poland	Puerto Rico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.87 PLN65.54	$66.43	+293.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$635.08 PLN2,467.09	$1,098.02	+72.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$525.98 PLN2,043.28	$722.33	+37.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$213.80 PLN830.55	$228.66	+7.0%
Average			+52.9%

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pay 65.9% more for childcare

	Poland	Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.24 PLN1,457.68	$700.71	+86.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,342.23 PLN28,522.48	$10,819.51	+47.4%
Average			+65.9%

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pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.44 PLN13.36	$2.61	-24.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38 PLN13.13	$2.78	-17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.25 PLN20.38	$11.22	+114.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.23 PLN140.74	$29.37	-18.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.22 PLN28.04	$9.50	+31.6%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 0.2% more for clothing

	Poland	Puerto Rico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.02 PLN314.75	$52.28	-35.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.65 PLN142.38	$47.82	+30.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.93 PLN333.81	$96.61	+12.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.22 PLN369.91	$101.25	+6.3%
Average			+0.2%

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